tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1474629722181952448.post953850032888764092..comments2018-02-05T05:37:39.319-06:00Comments on Escape to the Silent Cities: Strip Mall Cemetery - Tullahasse Creek Indian CemeteryTammi Thielehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16046111693910969192noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1474629722181952448.post-1091270256228459232016-01-31T19:20:32.624-06:002016-01-31T19:20:32.624-06:00Hello Great Photos. I&quot;ve been to this cemeter...Hello Great Photos. I&quot;ve been to this cemetery a few times. Oktaha Wekiwa as the Creeks called it is translated as Sand Springs. Oktaha Wekiwa essentially might be called a suburb of its mother town, Locvpokv (Actually Tvlvhassee-Locvpokv) which was the Creek Etvlwa (tribal town) that founded Tulsa in 1836 under the Council Oak tree. Anyway, as to the photo with the plaque that says &quot;Old Indian Cemetery&quot;. I have a theory; this plaque may have originally been placed in the the Old Indian Cemetery that was located at today&#39;s 2nd and Frisco (basically the west side of the BOK Center&quot;). The Old Indian Cemetery was in use until 1905 and after 1901 it became early Tulsa&#39;s main cemetery. A number of graves were moved in 1905 to Oaklawn cemetery. However, over the ensuing years many more graves were uncovered as a result of dirt work. It has been estimated that at least 300 bodies were at the Old Indian Cemetery. Many bodies turned up in 1922. I&quot;ve heard that as recently as 2007 when the BOK Center was being built that more bodies turned up. In any event, I am wondering if anyone else might share that thought that this plaque might actually be referring to the Old Indian Cemetery at 2nd and Frisco (and by the way, it has been documented that from 1905 and in 1922 especially some of the bodies were reinterred at Sand Springs...possibly including Tullahasse?). The Colbert Retorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03666386877428105368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1474629722181952448.post-1769435207232726132011-11-25T22:53:50.890-06:002011-11-25T22:53:50.890-06:00Great post. The old photo was a real plus.Great post. The old photo was a real plus.Dead Man Talkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08274717088538425802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1474629722181952448.post-35702586845581122832011-10-03T23:55:35.797-05:002011-10-03T23:55:35.797-05:00Awesome.. I am currently writing an essay over thi...Awesome.. I am currently writing an essay over this graveyard in college. I grew up there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1474629722181952448.post-41689916702021805092011-05-20T03:00:57.799-05:002011-05-20T03:00:57.799-05:00What an excellect find and nicely presented piece ...What an excellect find and nicely presented piece about it.Holisticrocshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475395812088013309noreply@blogger.com